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[wicker56]

Very nice! I’m glad they went to a good home.

[soxinseven]

Back from SGC. I feel like it's a bit over graded but I'm harsh on black border issues. I'm just happy to own a crease free example.

[D. Bergin]

Originally Posted by soxinseven

Back from SGC. I feel like it's a bit over graded but I'm harsh on black border issues. I'm just happy to own a crease free example.

Holy Cows.......that's a fantastic example of that card.

[Exhibitman]

Originally Posted by D. Bergin

Holy Cows.......that's a fantastic example of that card.

Ditto. I am happy to have any example in my collection.

[wondo]

French “Sports Library” series

[GasHouseGang]

That's an interesting card John, I've never seen one of those.

[G1911]

Another batch thanks to the board here.

I love the N28's but don't plan to ever build the set, with the cost of the baseball cards. I'll have to put more effort into the boxers in it now that the big one is here. I prefer this Sullivan to any of John L.'s other non-cabinet sized cards, even if it is one of his most common vintage items. Great pose of a great champion.

Got a couple more Mayo's, with Tommy Ryan being the highlight. I'm trying to build this set both ways with the name at top and bottom. Ryan is my kind of card I prefer, priced as a common but a top-tier boxer.

Sullivan is most of the $ in the batch, but the Red Sun's are the big gets as they are very difficult cards. This puts me up to 11 of them ~7 months after I started the set. I don't expect to continue this pace. Brown is in pretty bad shape for a Red Sun, most of the surviving examples are in decent condition, but can't be picky with these. Brown is also noteworthy as being one of the few subjects in T226 that has a T218 card but uses a different picture than the T218/T9 uses. Happy to have two more here

[Exhibitman]

Originally Posted by wondo

French “Sports Library” series

Willie Lewis (listed on the cover of your book) apparently was a big deal in France. He fought out of Paris for a while. I have this large relief bronze of him from 1911:



It's a pretty good likeness:



It is the only piece of memorabilia I have on display in the living room that doesn't annoy my wife.

[pete zouras]

in this grade, but happy to have